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88 Manche - Need Buying Advice


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I am looking at buying an '88 Commanche and want to know what all I need to be looking out for when purchasing.

 

What will I be doing with it?

The plan is to build a street-able weekend warrior...something along the lines of 5" lift on 35s. I plan to wheel it.

 

What I know about it from the ad and owner so far...

It's a 4.0 and runs good

5 speed manual

Body is in good shape with no rust spots (highly unlikely, but we'll see)

2 wheel drive

Needs minor TLC - rip in seat and turn signals don't work...nothing major

Now all of this of course needs to be confirmed, but what do y'all think so far? Is it a good base to start from you think? They're asking for $1,200.

 

Any help in the matter would be appreciated!

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Those are extremely $#!&ty pics for someone to forward to a potential buyer.

 

$700 tops. Just for that reason.

 

Haha Thanks, I thought they were pretty bad too! He is about 35 minutes from me, so I may just go check it out and cut my losses if its no good. 

 

Anything in particular to look out for when checking it out? I own a '00 XJ and am familiar with what to look for on those and vehicles general, but wasn't if the MJ had anything in particular that is important to check out.

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Certain Comanche specific items you'll want to work/be in one piece:

 

Taillights(Expensive and rare!)

Fuel sending unit(Make sure it reads)

Cab corners(rust) and B pillar lights(also kinda rare, though aftermarket options are available)

Rear window(No known official replacement)

 

That's it really. The rest is the same as most jeeps, if I were you, I'd like at 89+ just so you get an AX15 transmission instead of the BA10. But perhaps this one is still working properly.

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Like any Jeep......crawl under it...look for rust or repairs

 

Even if the floor pans look good from underneath see if you can lift the mat or carpet and have a look at them on the inside.

 

You don't list mileage ...... so I would say $1000 top end ( that would be based on an on site inspection and me wanting it bad)

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